A Week after the Election, the State of the Black World Conference Convenes in Newark
November 3, 2016
No matter who wins this election, governing will not be a cakewalk
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Institute of the Black World 21st Century
Black scholar tells why drug reform includes legalizing and regulating marijuana
May 12, 2016
Reform drug laws, by decriminalizing, legalizing, and regulating marijuana, Dr. Ron Daniels, veteran social and political activist, advocated during an intimate lunch at the National Association of Black Social Workers Los Angeles Chapter on April 21. Dr. Daniels, president of the Institute of the Black World 21st Century (IBW), was hosted by Greg Akili of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center and Black Lives Matter – Los Angeles, and Dr. Shirley Better, president of the Association of Black Social Workers. The luncheon was attended by local community leaders, clergy, activists, and scholars. Within the drug policy reform movement, across the